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Large number of Fasciola hepatica discovered during endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) PDF (Size:173KB) Full-Text HTML, PP. 177-178 DOI: 10.4236/crcm.2013.22048 Author(s) Mohamed Alshekhani, Hiwa Hussein, Taha Karbuli, Kalandar Kasnazan ABSTRACT Fascioliasis is a zoonotic infection of herbiviores, occasionally affecting humans who ingest fresh water plants. We report a case of a young woman who presented to our center with vague abdominal discomfort & discovered on abdominal ultrasound to have gall stones & dilated common bile duct. She was scheduled for ERCP which revealed a large number of fasciola worms draining from the common bile duct to the duodenum. KEYWORDS Fasiolahepatics; Obstructivejaundice; Triclabendazole Cite this paper Alshekhani, M. , Hussein, H. , Karbuli, T. and Kasnazan, K. (2013) Large number of Fasciola hepatica discovered during endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP). Case Reports in Clinical Medicine, 2, 177-178. doi: 10.4236/crcm.2013.22048. scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=31788&%3Butm_medium=crcm&%3Butm_campaign=fb
Posted on: Wed, 25 Sep 2013 07:06:42 +0000

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